Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-07
WASHINGTON.
Ruling OF Che Land Office on the
Claims Of Settlers Forced TO Leave
Temporarily Owing 70 DrOuth.
\ Charleston, $, O., Citizen Complains of
DETERMINATION on account of Color
by the Georgia Railroad.
AZ IMPORTANT RrLIvG.

WASHINGTON, July Commissioner
Sparks Of the General Land Onice mas
received s letter from public land entry
man IN Eastern Colorado stating that the
drOuth has greatly damaged crops in that
section, and that if il continues muCn
longer crops Will be g complete failure,
and that insects have destroyed the
growing vegetables, ard that there IS
absolutely nc feed for stock. The entry
man states that his neighbOrs are forced
20 leave their holdings to obtain the
necessities Of life, and asks if this
absence VIII operate to defeat their
claims VIXEN final proof is offered
The Commissioner answer is important.
IS indicating the policy o. the General
Land ONCE with respect TO these cases,
Of which, i is stated, there are
2 large number in different parts
Of the west. The Commissioner says:
"The distressing situation you have
mentioned appeals 10 my strongest sym
pathIes for the actual settlers Of the pub
lie domain, VINO are suffering from drOuth
snd loss Of crops, and whatever relief
may be possible in the discretion Of TINS
Office viii be extended 70 enable them 10
preserve their claims. Settlers who are
obliged TO leave their claims on aCCOU-5
81 the drcuth should be prepared to
account for their absence from this
cause when they make fnGl proof,
BIZ. IL such cases proof should
not be offered until the lsW
las been fully complied with after their
return TO the land. IN enforced abse2ce
on account Of climatic reasons viii not
imperil the claim if the fact IS est&5-
lished when proof is made, and proof IS
not attempted to be made in advance of
the time when residence, Improvement
and cultivation required by law cen be
satisfactorily shown"
EQUAL RIGHT QUESTION.
WASHINGTON, July G.-W. II. Heard I
COlOred, Of Charleston, S. c., who COM 1
planned 10 the interstate commission OF
discrimination against him on account of
color oy the Georgia railroad, has re-
dUced mis- complaint to the form of an /
affidavit, which document has been re-
Ceiyed by the commission. Il sets forth |
that the complainant, having purchased o /
drst-Class ticket from Cincinnati to Char |
lesion, was, when in company with Dr.. /
Wesley, J. u. Naines and Mrs. Josie /
Gunssgger, compelled by the employees Of +
the Georgia Railroad Company at Atlanta
to enter what IS known on said Georgia
railroad" as "the Jim Crow Ca7." This
car, he AYERS, was inferior to first-Class
ca:s, was dirty and one-haf Of it wss a
smoking car. He asks thst the Georgia
Rzilway be compelled to furnish equal
accommodations to persons holding first
class tickets, irrespective Of TsCe or
color, according 70 act OF Congress IL
such cases made and provided.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
speciR, 20 the Gazette.
WAsnIEGToN, July The following
Texas pensions were issued today:
Mamie, widow of Jerome B. Phillips,
IredeL; Emily S., widow of James VI.
Wells, NaCOgdOChes; Margaret V, widow
of Francis N. Harris, Waco; " 3.
Croker, San Marcos; Joseph W. CrUnk,
Paint Rock; Daniel c.. Chamberlain, Elm
Grove; Thomas B. Em0ree, Glenrose;
George TruCka, Sr., alias George
TdcHera, Round Top; James George,
Alexander II. Il, Bryant, Pilot
Point; John Z. King, Stockdale; Simon
Hamilton; Stephen G.
Austin; James N. Henslee,
Hickory Greek; George Washington
Harris, Bertrsm; Jesse W. Hsmblen,
Eastland; Oscar 0. Zsrcy, Troy; William
c. Smith, Austin; James a. Stewart,
Houston; jerry Rome, Wharton; Elisha
Prewitt, Duval; James Power, Austin;
RadciH Plat, Austin; John E. Jennings,
Ell Paso; Solomon Braneur, Gibt0Wn.